A memorial service honoring the life of John L. Causey will be held on Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m., at The Bridge Community Church in Ruston, Louisiana, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.

A Committal Service for Jacquelyn Carston, 64, will be held at 2:30 Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the Mulhearn Cemetery, Highway 139 in Monroe, LA. Services are entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Teresa Spears Riley, 59 years of age and resident of Ruston, passed away on May 30, 2020 due to an extended illness. She was born on Jan. 27, 1961, in El Dorado, AR, to Cynthia Spears and the late Johnny Spears of Minden and was the oldest of four children.

Ross Clayton Shannon, age 88 of Dubach, LA, passed away on March 20, 2020. Memorial Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel of Ruston. Burial will be at Unionville Cemetery in Dubach, LA, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.

Ruston Police Officer Jason Aldridge, center, received a commendation from his department Monday night for saving the life of a teenager who had fallen through a storefront window, suffering a severe laceration to his leg.